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Shows & fairs, 1916

2,886 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 145

Castle Hill Show

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 6

The C.C.A. and H. Association met in the Shire Chambers, Castle Hill, on Monday. Present: The President (Councillor Ramsay) in the chair, also Messrs. J. C…

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The Passing Show

The International Socialist · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 1

"I have my thumb on the pulse of the community." — Lord Northeliffe. As owner of some of Britain's big newspapers, Lord Northeliffe has also a fairly…

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Burglars at Picture Show

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 7

The refreshment room at the Victoria Picture Show, in Erslineville-read, Erskineville, was broken into between last night and this morning, a door being forced, Confectionery…

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Newcastle Show Off. Question of Compensation

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--As the Newcastle show will have to be abandoned this year, or, at least, indefinitely postponed, owing, to the show ground being occupied as a military…

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The Moving Picture- Show Half- a- Crown

The Sun · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 4

I am uncertain whether this item should appear in an ordinary daily paper or in the Butchers' Trade Journal; In a remote sort of way it seems to be concerned with the price…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival at Double Bay the Final Day

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 7

[?] from continment the [?] occaused be the Lawn Tennis[?] Double Bay this afternoon…

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New Play Written to Show Strikers Their Error

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 8

The Message: "The War Mates of England, like the Soldiers at the Front, Stand by Their King." A MAN who is sure of getting back to his job, if he wins back to his health, is Private de Hamel, of the London Scottish, who, though incapacitated by…

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Newcastle Show. Claim Against Defence Department. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 18

The Newcastle annual show has been postponed indefinitely, owing to the grounds being occupied by the military as a camp. The Agricultural Society is sending in a claim to…

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Europe Wheat Plentiful. Eight Countries Show Increases Over Last Year

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 2

War's ravages have not turned all European wheatfields into battlefields, according to the Department of Agriculture…

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Manly Club Sends 107 Swimmers to the War Syd. Beck Puts Up Fastest 100 of Season. The Ladies' Carnival

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 2

Another remembrance race to give members an opportunity to pay tribute to a fallen comrade will occupy the attention at the Domain Baths…

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Trade Fair Competition

The Sun · Sunday 16 January 1916 · page 5

The Chamber of Commerce has decided to award prizes to school children under 16 for the best essay on the Trade Fair. Gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded…

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Trade Fair Essays

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1916 · page 13

The Chamber of Commerce has decided to award prizes to school children under 16 who write best essays on the Trade Fair. A gold, a silver, and bronze medal will be awarded to…

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Aid for Hospitals Police and Fire Brigades Carnival

The Sun · Sunday 16 January 1916 · page 23

The police and fire brigade services of this State have done excellent work in charity's cause. During the past 16 months they have raised £11,000 for the various patriotic funds…

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The Deet Burden of Australia What Figures Show, and the Facts Most of Our Debt Is Earning Its Wages

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1916 · page 8

The attention of the Minister for Public Works (Mr. J. H. Cann) was directed to the perfectly correct statement of a leading London financier that, by June of this year, the…

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Practical Anti-german Trade Demonstration Second Great "Fair Promoted by the N.S.W. Chamber of Commerce Proff That the Empire, with the Allies, Is Sufficient The Chamber of Commerce has no sympathy with the Germans; it is out for the Restriction of Enemy Trade"

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1916 · page 18

"Whatever we are to do in the direction of dealing with the important matter of trading with the enemy, will have to be done quickly."—His Excellency the Governor of the State. "I believe that a prohibitive tariff will accomplish the object aimed at—the…

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Trade Fair

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 10

The trade fair at the Town Hall continues to attract large numbers of sightseers, and the stall attendants report that the public is taking an unusually keen interest in the…

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Pierrots' Carnival

The Sun · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

A Pierrot Carnival will be held next Thursday night at the White City. The piquant French costume has for years been easily first favorite with wearers of fancy dress…

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Vanity Fair. Society Gossip

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 4

The Governor motored from Su[?] on Wednesday with Captain Firth. and opened the Trades' Fair at the Town Hall. Mr. Arthur Bowman, who has been closely…

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Tenterfield Show

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 7

The committee of the Tenterfield P.A. and M. Society, by a two-thirds majority, has decided to hold the annual show in March, as usual…

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Trade Fair. Competition for School Children

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 4

The Chamber of Commerce has decided to award prizes to school children under 16 writing the best essays on the Trade Fair. A gold, a silver, and a bronze medal will be awarded…

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